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What CIA is not: A typically-turgid exposition of freedom-oriented political thinking, shoehorned into a barebones plot populated by poorly-drawn characters.

What CIAis: A hell of a ride, placing the reader in almost the same position as the characters, as all try to anticipate the OpFors' (no, that is not a possessive apostrophe fault) next moves, while at the same trying to determine just exactly what is going on.

In other words -- a thriller, in the best sense of the genre.

And as such, a perfect stealth device to get people who should be thinking about bigger issues than beach novels to do so.

If they hesitate, tell them to imagine Sandra Bullock as the female lead.

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It is next in line as soon as I finish "Execution by Hunger". Best autobiographical book I've read in a while, it really shows Stalin's viscious treatment of the Ukranians. Some good lessons in there for these times concerning the push for collectivism. But I can't wait to finish it and get started on CIA.